Police Officer

Salary: $53,889.24 – $78,833.87 Annually

Position Summary:

Duties include patrolling the City by vehicle or on foot, investigating criminal and traffic incidents, apprehending suspects, and engaging in proactive community policing efforts. The role requires frequent public interaction and the ability to exercise collaboration, sound judgment, and calm decisiveness in a wide variety of situations. Officers are expected to build and maintain positive relationships with residents, business owners, and community leaders.

As a City of Brevard employee, you’ll be part of a professional team in a supportive, community-oriented environment. Brevard offers a high quality of life, strong civic engagement, and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains — making it a great place to live, work, and serve.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols streets in a police car or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; report dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
• Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citation; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities; provides preliminary medical assistance until advanced rescue crews arrive; assist with loading and transport.
• Performs initial investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects;
• Testifies in court in traffic cases and in other investigated.
• Apprehends and processes criminal suspects and transports to detention facilities.
• Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters.
• Prepares records and reports of activities.
• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; serves papers as needed.
• Maintains vehicle, weapons and other equipment in standards working order.
• Gives information and directions to visitors and the general public.
• Assists with emergency response activities such as evacuations and clean up.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements:

• Completion of a two year accredited associate degree program in Criminal Justice and possession of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Before assignment to sworn duties, employees must possess a valid North Carolina driver’s license and have completed at least the minimum requirements established by the North Carolina Justice Training and Standards Commission for certified law enforcement officers.